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Business Setup In Masdar City Free Zone

Masdar City Free Zone is Abu Dhabi’s dedicated hub for sustainability, clean energy, and innovation. Located within a smart, low-carbon urban development, it supports businesses with a fast, cost-effective, and energy-efficient setup.

We manage your Masdar City setup end to end company structure, license activities, facility selection, registration, visas, and corporate bank account introduction working directly with the free zone.

About Masdar City Free Zone

Established as a flagship sustainable development, the zone hosts leading institutions like IRENA and various research communities. It offers an energy-efficient environment with modern office, laboratory, and co-working facilities suited to advanced technology and green-energy startups.

Why Choose Masdar City

Sustainability Ecosystem
A base alongside clean-energy and research organizations.
100% Foreign Ownership
Full ownership with no local partner required.
Innovation Focus
Tailored to clean energy, technology, R&D, and advanced industries.
Fast, Cost-Effective Setup
Streamlined packages suited to startups and growth companies.
Tax Efficiency
0% corporate tax on qualifying income for Qualifying Free Zone Persons.

Legal Structures and Ownership

Masdar City provides flexible corporate structures and visa support tailored to business growth.

Free Zone Establishment (FZE)

Free Zone Company (FZCO)

Branch Company

Target Audience & Activities

The zone caters to a wide range of creative professionals and entities:

Digital Media Gaming, animation, and online content creators.
Freelancers Individual directors, producers, and creative talent.

Masdar City Free Zone Business Setup Process

  • 1
    Consultation & name reservation

    Confirming activity and securing approval.

  • 2
    Facility selection

    Matching workspace to your needs.

  • 3
    Licensing

    Documentation, issuance, and establishment card.

  • 4
    Banking & visas

    Finalizing corporate accounts and staff visas.

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Direct experience with trading, import/export and showroom-based setups.

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Direct free zone experience

we manage activity codes, approvals and notarisation daily.

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End-to-End Service

Licensing, facility allocations, visas, and bank introductions under one roof.

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Transparent pricing

Clear, all-inclusive corporate packages with no surprise invoices.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ideal for clean energy, renewables, cleantech, sustainability ventures, technology firms, and R&D centers.

Incorporation typically takes 5 to 7 business days, with an additional 2 to 3 weeks for visas and Emirates ID.

Masdar City offers a Free Zone Establishment or Free Zone Company for individual or multiple shareholders, and a Branch Company for an existing UAE or foreign entity. All structures carry flexible visa support and 100% foreign ownership with no local partner required.

Masdar City licenses focus on renewable energy, artificial intelligence, mobility and professional consultancy activities, reflecting its role as a sustainability and technology hub. Facilities range from co-working desks and flexi-desks to commercial offices and dedicated R&D laboratories.

Masdar City offers co-working desks and flexi-desk arrangements for startups, commercial offices for growing teams, and dedicated R&D laboratories for technology and clean-energy research, covering the full range of needs for an innovation-focused business.

Yes. Masdar City permits full foreign ownership with no local partner required, alongside visa support tailored to business growth. A company that qualifies as a Qualifying Free Zone Person can also benefit from 0% corporate tax on its qualifying income.

A Masdar City company can sponsor an Investor or Partner visa for shareholders, Employment visas for staff, Family Sponsorship visas for spouses and children, and Golden Visa access for qualifying investors seeking long-term UAE residence.

Masdar City places you alongside clean-energy and research organisations such as IRENA, within an innovation-focused ecosystem tailored to clean energy, technology, R&D and advanced industries. Streamlined, cost-effective packages make it practical for startups as well as established growth companies.

Formation starts with confirming your activity and securing name approval, followed by matching your business to the right workspace. Documentation is then submitted for licensing and an establishment card, after which corporate banking and staff visas are finalised.

A Qualifying Free Zone Person in Masdar City can apply 0% corporate tax to its qualifying income. Non-qualifying income is taxed at the standard 9% rate, so activities should be structured with your corporate tax position in mind from the outset.

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